Saddie baddies, pothole protestors, and foraging fiends. How young consumers have redefined online communities, and why the future of digital is rooted in authenticity.

A journey into the ways Gen Z is transforming traditional community platforms, building new communal digital spaces, and populating the increasingly innovative online metaverse to connect, create and communicate, and how brands can meet them there.

Each year, The Webby Awards executive team hosts Webby Talks, their annual thought leadership event to explore the biggest digital trends impacting our world and work. Webby Talks is an exclusive benefit for companies that participate in the Webby Awards and our community! This year the series will include entertaining and informative talks, community events, podcast episodes and our annual trend report. Informed by survey results from over 3,000 American consumers performed by YouGov, and three months of research by the Webby Awards team including a review of the rising trends from 14,500 submissions to the 26th Annual Webby Awards.